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Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (20 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 29 September 2010 if she will now include Bethany House in the residential institutions redress scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38175/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of diabetic foot disease in each community here; the annual cost to the Exchequer of treating the disease; her plans to introduce a national foot screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37959/10]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (20 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Transport the public service obligations paid to the Railway Procurement Agency for 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38172/10]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (20 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the main new EU proposals in the Lisbon treaty in relation to humanitarian aid, natural disasters and conflict resolution; the role he envisages for Ireland in these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38174/10]

Statements re Minister for Finance's announcement on banking of 30 September 2010: Questions (20 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: I appreciate the opportunity to contribute briefly. First, putting the issue of Mr. Drumm's personal debts aside, does the Minister intend to pursue him in respect of the collapse of Anglo Irish Bank? If so, will he consider extradition proceedings? Second, the most striking feature of the financial debacle was the wildly inaccurate information that was forthcoming from the private banking...

Statements re Minister for Finance's announcement on banking of 30 September 2010: Questions (20 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Financial.

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: The Taoiseach will be aware that many businesses are closing down in the current economic climate. Many of those businesses are vacating their premises and putting on their alarms. As there is no legislation limiting the length of time an alarm can ring, they are ringing for days on end. A number in my constituency have been ringing for weeks at this point and the Garda is unable to...

Air Services (19 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: I raise this issue because of the statement made in an interview in the German newspaper, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, today by Michael O'Leary, the chief executive officer of Ryanair, that he expects the Government to sell its 25% stake in Aer Lingus to his company. While this is alarming, the manner in which he made this statement is even more alarming because inherent in it is a...

Written Answers — Environmental Protection Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (19 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 97: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment that there would be a review of the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37418/10]

Written Answers — National Biodiversity Plan: National Biodiversity Plan (19 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 115: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide an update on the implementation of the biodiversity strategy currently in place; if measures contained in current strategy have yet to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37419/10]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (19 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of survivors of institutional child abuse who came before the redress board in each year since its establishment; the number who obtained redress in each year and the number refused; the total amount of money that has been paid out to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37238/10]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (19 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will detail the new reparation fund which has been provided by the religious orders for the survivors of institutional child abuse; the total amount of the fund which is in cash and the amount in property; the way the Government proposes to distribute the fund to survivors; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (19 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps that have been taken to ensure that sufficient funding is made available for the National Roads Authority to stock salt and supplies to guard against a repeat of 2009-10 shortage during the cold weather spell; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37155/10]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when the decision will issue on an application for asylum in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37255/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 440: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for lifting the burden of road tax on road hauliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35058/10]

Community and Voluntary Sector (14 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: In the words of the Government's White Paper, the community and voluntary sector "contributes to a democratic pluralist society, provides opportunities for the development of decentralised and participative structures and fosters a climate in which the quality of life can be enhanced for all". It is clear that it plays an important role. The sector operates from the ground up and is...

Community and Voluntary Sector (14 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: I am sure the Acting Chairman can use it in his own work.

Written Answers — Cultural Events: Cultural Events (14 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, in view of the continuing success of the culture night initiative, if she has given consideration to holding a second culture night each spring, in order to generate further interest in our cultural offerings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36687/10]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (14 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport her plans to increase the volume of overseas visitors to 2007 peak levels as stated in the Government policy document Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35230/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Oct 2010)

Joe Costello: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children to reconsider her decision to refuse to renew the medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 7; to consider issuing the general practitioner visit card in view of the fact that they have had a medical card for many years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36868/10]